weigerten

/[ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,887

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

weigerten is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weigern Pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩]. Often confused with weiteren and weitesten.

Key facts for weigerten
PropertyValue
Headwordweigerten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,887
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of weigerten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for weigerten is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,887 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for weigerten, with forms such as "ewigerten", "wegierten", and "weiegrten". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "weiteren", "weitesten", "Weingarten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is weigerten, spelled W-E-I-G-E-R-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weigern
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weigern
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weigern
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weigern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewigerten,wegierten,weiegrten,weigeretn,weigerrten,weigertenn,weigertne,weigertten,weigetren,weiggerten,weigreten,wiegerten,wweigerten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for weigerten

Misspelling Variants of "weigerten"

ewigerten9wegierten9weiegrten9weigeretn9weigerrten10weigertenn10weigertne9weigertten10
Misspelling Variants of "weigerten"

Frequency rank: #37,887 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weigerten"?
"weigerten" is spelled W-E-I-G-E-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩].
What does "weigerten" mean?
As a verb, "weigerten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weigern
What words are commonly confused with "weigerten"?
"weigerten" is commonly confused with "weiteren", "weitesten", "Weingarten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "weigerten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weigerten" is [ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weigerten" come from?
"weigerten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.